Euclid: V. The Flagship galaxy mock catalogue: a comprehensive simulation for the Euclid mission

We present the Flagship galaxy mock, a simulated catalogue of billions of galaxies designed to support the scientific exploitation of the Euclid mission. Euclid is a medium-class mission of the European Space Agency optimised to determine the properties of dark matter and dark energy on the largest...

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Main Authors: Castander, Francisco J. (Author) , Amendola, Luca (Author) , Jahnke, Knud (Author) , Sakr, Ziad (Author) , Schirmer, Mischa (Author) , Seidel, Gregor (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: May 2025
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2025, Volume: 697, Pages: 1-47
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202450853
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450853
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